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Busco la palabra en el diccionario.

Busco la palabra en el diccionario.
I look up the word in the dictionary.
From Lesson 32:In class (¿puedes repetir?)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Busco la palabra en el diccionario.

The English translation says "I look up", but doesn't buscar mean "to look for"?
Yes! In Spanish, you don't translate the English phrase "look up" literally when talking about finding something in a book or on the internet. You just use the verb buscar, which means "to look for" or "to search". You are literally saying "I look for the word".
Why isn't there a word for "for" after busco? Shouldn't it be busco por?
The verb buscar already has the meaning of "to look for" built right into it. Saying busco por is a very common mistake for English speakers. In Spanish, you just say busco followed directly by what you are looking for.
Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?
In Spanish, the ending of the verb tells us who is doing the action. The -o ending in busco tells us that "I" am the one looking. Because of this, the word yo (I) is usually left out unless you want to add special emphasis.
Why is it la palabra but el diccionario?
This shows the standard Spanish gender rule in action. Palabra (word) ends in -a, which usually means a noun is feminine, so it uses the feminine word for "the", which is la. Diccionario ends in -o, making it masculine, so it uses el.

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